Life expectancy - Country rankings
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Life expectancy, in years, 2024:
The average for 2024 based on 47 countries was 64.93 years. The highest value was in the Seychelles: 76.3 years and the lowest value was in Nigeria: 54.63 years. The indicator is available from 1960 to 2024. Below is a chart for all countries where data are available.Measure: years; Source: The United Nations Population Division
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| Countries | Life expectancy, 2024 | Global rank | Available data |
|---|---|---|---|
| Seychelles | 76.3 | 1 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Cape Verde | 76.22 | 2 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Mauritius | 73.79 | 3 | 1960 - 2024 |
| S.T.&Principe | 69.9 | 4 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Botswana | 69.29 | 5 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Senegal | 68.92 | 6 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Eritrea | 68.89 | 7 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Mauritania | 68.71 | 8 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Gabon | 68.51 | 9 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Uganda | 68.49 | 10 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Rwanda | 68.02 | 11 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Ethiopia | 67.6 | 12 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Malawi | 67.56 | 13 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Namibia | 67.52 | 14 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Tanzania | 67.21 | 15 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Comoros | 67.02 | 16 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Zambia | 66.53 | 17 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Sudan | 66.52 | 18 | 1960 - 2024 |
| South Africa | 66.31 | 19 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Gambia | 66.06 | 20 | 1960 - 2024 |
| R. of Congo | 66 | 21 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Ghana | 65.69 | 22 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Angola | 64.81 | 23 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Swaziland | 64.26 | 24 | 1960 - 2024 |
| G.-Bissau | 64.25 | 25 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Cameroon | 63.97 | 26 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Eq. Guinea | 63.91 | 27 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Kenya | 63.83 | 28 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Madagascar | 63.83 | 29 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Burundi | 63.82 | 30 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Mozambique | 63.8 | 31 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Zimbabwe | 63.06 | 32 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Togo | 62.94 | 33 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Liberia | 62.32 | 34 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Ivory Coast | 62.11 | 35 | 1960 - 2024 |
| DR Congo | 62.07 | 36 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Sierra Leone | 61.96 | 37 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Niger | 61.43 | 38 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Burkina Faso | 61.29 | 39 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Benin | 60.96 | 40 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Guinea | 60.9 | 41 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Mali | 60.67 | 42 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Somalia | 58.97 | 43 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Lesotho | 57.8 | 44 | 1960 - 2024 |
| C.A. Republic | 57.67 | 45 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Chad | 55.24 | 46 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Nigeria | 54.63 | 47 | 1960 - 2024 |
Definition: Life expectancy at birth indicates the number of years a newborn infant would live if prevailing patterns of mortality at the time of its birth were to stay the same throughout its life.
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